The origins of Florida’s python crisis lie in the exotic pet trade of the 1980s and 1990s. These snakes were initially sold as pets but were frequently abandoned in the wild once they outgrew their ...

"They just start spreading out." Experts issue warning as massive snakes spread across US region: 'We can expect to see more ...

From navigation to social behavior to personality, scientists are rewriting what it means to be a clever snake. Here’s what ...

Wildfires rage, yet many snakes slither on. Here’s how ancient survival tricks may be helping reptiles outlast climate-driven ...

Professional snake removal experts captured a 30-pound, 6½-foot Burmese python from a Miami-Dade residential area, preventing ...

Snakes may have a reputation for being mysterious or even frightening, but many species are surprisingly docile. Even in ...

Snakes, scorpions and toads are among the stowaways a rescue charity has collected from suitcases and shipping containers ...

A growing number of people in China are purchasing Indonesian venomous pit vipers as pets, the same species of snake as ...